We welcome paper and panel proposals on netporn and other Internettopics associated with illicit pleasure, vice, and crime. Possible areasof discussion and analysis include the rhetoric of pornographic Websites; online movie sites; the culture and problems of online gambling;online and email schemes and scams; music theft and battles overcopyright law; Internet addictions; and interesting cultural, financial,and technical aspects of issues related to worms, viruses, spam,cookies, popups, and other dangers and annoyances that have beenreleased from the Pandora's box of the computer. The list is expandable.The whole range of ethical approaches from moralistic to hedonistic willbe considered.

For Paper Proposals:

Please submit a brief abstract (no more than 200 words) embedded in thebody of an email by November 15. Include contact information (yourpostal and preferred email address, phone and fax numbers, etc.) and abiographical note about your connection to the topic.

For Panels:

Query first. Panel, roundtable, and other proposals should include allof the information requested for individual paper proposals, as well asa 100-word statement of the panel's rationale and any noteworthyorganizational features.

We welcome proposals from any and all scholars, critics, artists, andthinkers, including graduate students and independent scholars.